Christmas Island

[peter odell]

Just got back from a great week on Kirimati (Christmas) Island chasing trevally and bonefish, with a stop in the bluewater for tuna and wahoo.  Trip exceeded expectations, if you haven't gone, I'd recommend it highly.  I went with a group at Crystal Beach Resort, one of about 4 resorts total on the island.  Last day was 60 bonefish plus a couple trevally.  Used my 6wt for some of the bonefish, but mostly 8wt, and 10 wt (with a honking reel) for bigger fish.

[Jeffrey Silvan]

Awesome! I'd love to see pictures.

Did you happen to run into any of the red crabs? I imagine this could make for some crazy flats fishing... http://6abc.com/weather/millions-of-red-crabs-migrate-on-christmas-island/1674934/

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:02 AM, peter odell <peter...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just got back from a great week on Kirimati (Christmas) Island chasing trevally and bonefish, with a stop in the bluewater for tuna and wahoo.  Trip exceeded expectations, if you haven't gone, I'd recommend it highly.  I went with a group at Crystal Beach Resort, one of about 4 resorts total on the island.  Last day was 60 bonefish plus a couple trevally.  Used my 6wt for some of the bonefish, but mostly 8wt, and 10 wt (with a honking reel) for bigger fish.

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[peter odell]

There are multiple Christmas Islands in the Pacific, the red crab invasion happens on one much closer to Australia, not the Kiribati based Christmas Island (very confusing, as we thought we found the red crab info on one of the local websites.).  If you watch the crab video, it shows highways with divider lines and an overpass for the crabs; I can assure you there was nothing like that infrastructure wise where we were.  One flight in and our per week, nothing to do but fish, no landing at night.

One highlight was a bonefish spawn, which schools up the big guys a few days after a new moon.  My friend andy (first time bonefisherman) caught a 10lb fish his first day of bonefishing.  These islands used to be the Gilbert Islands and are about 1200 miles directly south from Honolulu. 

On Monday, January 30, 2017 at 2:34:15 PM UTC-5, Jeff Silvan wrote:

Awesome! I'd love to see pictures.

Did you happen to run into any of the red crabs? I imagine this could make for some crazy flats fishing... http://6abc.com/weather/millions-of-red-crabs-migrate-on-christmas-island/1674934/

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:02 AM, peter odell <peter...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just got back from a great week on Kirimati (Christmas) Island chasing trevally and bonefish, with a stop in the bluewater for tuna and wahoo.  Trip exceeded expectations, if you haven't gone, I'd recommend it highly.  I went with a group at Crystal Beach Resort, one of about 4 resorts total on the island.  Last day was 60 bonefish plus a couple trevally.  Used my 6wt for some of the bonefish, but mostly 8wt, and 10 wt (with a honking reel) for bigger fish.

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[Jeffrey Silvan]

Pretty funny, I always knew about the fishing Christmas Island (and is on my bucket list for the next year or two before kids might become a thing), but didn't realize there were multiple.

I feel like catching a 10lb bonefish on your first day will probably ruin bonefishing for someone forever!

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 8:21 AM, peter odell <peter...@gmail.com> wrote:

There are multiple Christmas Islands in the Pacific, the red crab invasion happens on one much closer to Australia, not the Kiribati based Christmas Island (very confusing, as we thought we found the red crab info on one of the local websites.).  If you watch the crab video, it shows highways with divider lines and an overpass for the crabs; I can assure you there was nothing like that infrastructure wise where we were.  One flight in and our per week, nothing to do but fish, no landing at night.

One highlight was a bonefish spawn, which schools up the big guys a few days after a new moon.  My friend andy (first time bonefisherman) caught a 10lb fish his first day of bonefishing.  These islands used to be the Gilbert Islands and are about 1200 miles directly south from Honolulu. 

On Monday, January 30, 2017 at 2:34:15 PM UTC-5, Jeff Silvan wrote:

Awesome! I'd love to see pictures.

Did you happen to run into any of the red crabs? I imagine this could make for some crazy flats fishing... http://6abc.com/weather/millions-of-red-crabs-migrate-on-christmas-island/1674934/

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:02 AM, peter odell <peter...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just got back from a great week on Kirimati (Christmas) Island chasing trevally and bonefish, with a stop in the bluewater for tuna and wahoo.  Trip exceeded expectations, if you haven't gone, I'd recommend it highly.  I went with a group at Crystal Beach Resort, one of about 4 resorts total on the island.  Last day was 60 bonefish plus a couple trevally.  Used my 6wt for some of the bonefish, but mostly 8wt, and 10 wt (with a honking reel) for bigger fish.

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[Ernie]

It didn't happen unless we see pictures!  Lots of them!!

Ernie

[Art Friedlander]

Sounds great

I had been there many years ago and while the fishing was good, don't recall any 60 fish days.

Glad to hear it was so good as I had been under the impression that the fishery had declined because of some overfishing.

Would be great to get back there.

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[peter odell]

Here are a few pics.....

[peter odell]

On the fishing:  The Island/Country has taken a lot of steps to improve/preserve the lagoon fishing.  $1000 fine if a local kills a bonefish (netting mostly), which is huge due to the low incomes.  They have also set aside part of the lagoon (mostly reached by truck) as a major preserve as of a few months ago, and its actively patrolled.  The lodges also keep an eye on each other to insure that no crazy activity is happening.  There is virtually no pressure with the number of fisherman today.

Being a flyfishing guide is the top job on the Island, which only has 8000 people total.  If you go, take your own comms, as there weren't many options.  I made a couple of sat phone calls, but couldn't get to the internet café, if it really existed.  One of the guys had a satellite texting device he used, and it seemed to work great at reasonable cost.  Buffs were key to sun protection. 

If you go:  Check the tides when you plan - big tides mean big trevally on the flats, low tides bring more consistent bonefish action.   Also check the sea level, the highest point is only 6 feet above sea level, so some big climate change impacts coming......

[arthur...@gmail.com]

Peter ,

The trip sounds like it was amazing.

I would love to set some photos.

Art

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On Jan 31, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Ernie <ernie...@verizon.net> wrote:

It didn't happen unless we see pictures!  Lots of them!!

Ernie

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